8th Grade
Math
Math
Find x of the following equation:
30=-3x + 15
North and South
South and North
Who is the current Vice President of the United States of America?
Kamala Harris
How many sentences does a paragraph need?
five to seven (or more)
Name one national park in the United States?
Yellowstone, Yosemite, Olympic, Zion, Grand Teton, Arches, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Everglades, Denali, Death Valley.......
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What is the square root of 144?
Answer: 12
How does mass effect the amount of force needed to move an object?
The greater the mass, the greater the amount of force needed to move it
The United States tried to invade Cuba in 1962. It was referred to as the Bay of Pigs. Who was president of the US at that time?
John F. Kennedy
express the same message in different words is called doing what?
Paraphrase
What is the formula for the area of a circle?
A= (PI)r2
What is 1/4 + 1/2 =?
What is 3/4?
What do genes determine?
Traits
Which country began largely as a penal colony?
Australia
What is dramatic irony?
Irony when the audience or reader knows things that the characters don't.
In 2019, who was named the youngest "self-made billionaire" in history?Who did Forbes name the youngest "self-made billionaire ever"?
Who is Kylie Jenner?
How many degrees does a triangle have?
180
A red ball is red because it:
What is, only reflects red light?
Name one of the 5 rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
What is? speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
There are three things found in an introductory paragraph. Name at least two.
Hook, bridge, or thesis statement.
Captain America’s shield is made of what material?
What is "Vibranium"?
Find the value of 3x3 - 4x2 + x - 5 when x = -3
Answer -17
The sun is highest in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere during what part of the year?
What is summer?
What is grown in Australia that uses more water than any other crop?
What is cotton?
This describes the central message of writing such as a story or poem.
The theme.
What type of doctor is Dr. Strange
Neurosurgeon
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
a2+b2=c2
What force causes a book to slow down when sliding across the floor?
Friction
The movie Parasite won five Academy Awards. Where was it filmed?
Jeonju, South Korea (or Republic of Korea).
What is plagiarism and how can it be avoided?
It can be avoided by using quotation marks and providing the source of the information.
One of the top viral songs of 2022 was "We don't Talk about Bruno". Who is the artist?
Who is Encanto?
What are the factors of 12?
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
How do earthquakes happen?
Tectonic plates under the Earth's crust shift and move causing a massive release of energy which we feel up on the surface.
A Chinese philosopher known for writing sayings about human virtues such as:
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
"Silence is a true friend, who never never betrays us."
Who is Confucius?
What is hyperbole and give an example.
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.
The answer will be subjective, but one example is "I was so hungry I could eat a horse!"
Who is the first author to become a billionaire?
J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter series)